Figured Flask
Manufacturer: Kensington Glass Works (American, 1816-1833)
Date: 1824-1830
Dimensions:
6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm)
Medium: glass
Place of Origin: Kensington, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number: 1917.366
DescriptionAlmost colorless. Blown in a full-size two-part mold (McKearin G.I-91) that formed body and base. On the obverse: a three-quarter profile bust of the Marquis de Lafayette in uniform. On the reverse: an American eagle with rays above and grasping an oval cartouche in its talons. The base is plain except for a moldmark and a faint, rough, open pontil mark.
Capacity: one pint.
Capacity: one pint.
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